Family attacked in home invasion

Robbers force man to open safe.

Robbers force man to open safe.

October 31, 2006|STAN MADDUX Tribune Correspondent

At gunpoint, two men tied up and robbed a Trail Creek family during a home invasion Saturday night. Sometime before 10:30 p.m., the men kicked in a front door yelling, "Michigan City Police Department," according to LaPorte County police. They grabbed a man, his girlfriend and their young daughter, then made demands for money and drugs. According to police, the investigation showed duct tape was placed over their faces and while the family was led downstairs, one of the men held a gun to the back of the woman's head. The man then complied with orders to open a large gun safe. At one point, all three members of the family were tied up with duct tape and so was the woman's father, who was in the basement watching football when the home invasion occurred, police said. Before fleeing, one of the suspects warned, "We know who you are so if you call police we will come back and kill you," authorities said. The men took off in the woman's 1993 Toyota Camry after demanding her keys. Police said the suspects also grabbed her cell phone and removed the batteries from a cordless phone in the residence. Without telephone service, the victims drove to another location and called 911. A complete description was not provided to police.